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Prosecutors Decry Lenient Sentence for Shooter Tyler Brown

5/13/2026

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County prosecutors condemned Judge Janet Sanders’ five-to-six-year sentence for Tyler Brown as too lenient.
Tyler Brown fired 50 to 60 rounds at cars in Cambridge, injuring two men before police shot him.
Brown, released from prison in January, previously pleaded guilty to armed assault after firing at Boston officers in 2020.
Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan said Brown faces two counts of armed assault with intent to murder while hospitalized.

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County prosecutors condemned Judge Janet Sanders’ five-to-six-year sentence for Tyler Brown as too lenient.
Tyler Brown fired 50 to 60 rounds at cars in Cambridge, injuring two men before police shot him.
Brown, released from prison in January, previously pleaded guilty to armed assault after firing at Boston officers in 2020.
Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan said Brown faces two counts of armed assault with intent to murder while hospitalized.